Rural Life
3 jailed for illegal cigarette trade following HMRC farm raid
Three men have been jailed for a total of 10 years and nine months after they were caught with millions...
UK
Johnson takes landslide victory as Conservatives secure majority
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has secured a comfortable majority in the House of Commons following a landslide...
Rural Life
Farmer finds himself in court using tractor ‘for social purposes’
A farmer in the UK who drove to a local public house in his tractor after work has been hit...
Rural Life
Video: Close call for driver following costly collision
Substantial damage was caused to a vehicle following a collision with a tractor towing what appears to be a power...
Rural Life
5 arrested following discovery of migrants in cattle truck
Five men have been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into a crime group suspected of...
Rural Life
‘Several sheep killed and injured’ following UK trailer accident
Several sheep were killed and injured following a road accident involving a livestock trailer in the UK over the weekend,...
Arable
Grain price: Fall from last week; UK has over 1 million tonnes to export
This week, Teagasc estimated the Irish cereal harvest at 2.1 million tonnes. This is behind the five-year average of 2.3...
Rural Life
3 injured as tractor spills bales outside English pub
A number of people were injured when a tractor towing a trailer of bales shed its load outside a pub...
Rural Life
6 teens arrested in connection with 140ac UK crop fire
Six teenage boys have been arrested in connection with a large-scale crop fire in Cleethorpes, England earlier this week. The...
N.Ireland
35ac of barley up in smoke due to suspected rubbish burning in Suffolk
35ac of barley was burnt in a widespread field fire, thought to have been started by rubbish burning in Suffolk,...
Agri-Business
Ornua announces move to close UK production facility
Following a major review of its European operations, Ornua has announced a proposal to close its Whitchurch site. The proposal...
Rural Life
Video: Farmer confronted for mowing 5ac field at 10:00pm
A farmer in the UK has been confronted while working in a field last night, Thursday, June 27, as people...
Rural Life
Firefighters rescue injured farm worker trapped in 3m trench
A farm worker was left trapped in a 3m deep ditch with a fractured leg when a bank collapsed in...
Rural Life
Firefighters rescue UK farmer from overturned tractor
A farmer had to be rescued by firefighters when his tractor overturned in the UK over the weekend. The incident...
Rural Life
Graphic images: Calves targeted in ‘crossbow attack’
Two calves were repeatedly shot with bolts from a crossbow in a vicious attack over the weekend. Discovered by owner...
Rural Life
Lorry carrying 190 pigs overturns overnight
A number of pigs died when a lorry carrying 190 animals overturned in the UK late last night, according to...
Rural Life
3 arrested following police chase…of stolen tractor
Three individuals were arrested following a police chase involving a stolen tractor in Yorkshire over the weekend, according to local police....
Rural Life
Activists target UK farmer bringing sheep to factory
A number of what are believed to be vegan activists recently attempted to impede on a farmer bringing sheep to...
